Merry-go-round attachment for phonographs



E. IVI. HANSLEY.

MERRY-GO-ROUND ATTACHMENT FOR PHONOGRAPHS` APPLICATloN F|LED1AN 2s,1921.

Llvym 'Patented May 23, T922.

T T TT EDWRD M. HANSJLE', 0F STOCJKTON, CALIFUERNIA.

MERRY-GO-RUUND ATTACHMENT FOR PHONOGRAIPHS.

i aiaoea Application tiled January 96, 19211.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. HANSLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stockton, county of San Joaquin, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Merry-Go-Round Attachments for Phonographs; and ll do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the same, referencev being had to the accompanying drawings,

i and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in amusement devices, and particularly to a toy merry-go-round adapted to rest on a talkingmachine disk while the latter is being rotated on the phonograph table, so that the music produced and the rotation of the device make a very life-like combination.

The present invention is particularly intended as an improvement over that type of device shown in m co-pending application on amusement device for talking machines, filed July 6th, 1920, Serial No. 394,172 and in which the entire structure rotates as fast as the record on which it is seated.

ll have since found that this speed is too great for the purpose, since the merry-goround moves so fast that the figures thereon are confused to the epectators, and proper v enjoyment of the device is thereby decreased.

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'lhe principal object. of the present invention therefore is to mount the merry-go round proper to its supporting base that its speed will be retarded to a point considerably less than that of the record on which said base is mounted.

The movement of the merry-go-round is actually independent of the movement of the base, so that the device may be placed on an ordinary table apart from a phonograph and used both as a form of amusement of itself and for playing' various games of chance.

it further object of my invention is to so construct the device that it may be made adjustable in height to avoid various sized phonograph sound or diaphragm boxes, and which may be knocked down to occupy but very little vertical space in a carton or box in a very few minutes time by any body and without the use of any tools, while at the same time being fairly substantial and rigid when set up.

A further object of the invention is to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented llllay 23., 1922.

Serial No. l59,963.

produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

lin the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the complete structure.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentar cross section of a central cylinder jmem er, showing the method of connecting the ends.

Referring now more particularly to the characters or reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes a base, preferably circular, and provided with a. central recess 2 on its under side to allow it to be centered on a phonograph record, 3, the base resting on the record on that portion inwardly of the sound grooves.

'Removablyv mounted in the base 1 is a stem Il projecting upwardly on a certain distance, and having on its upper end a bearing point 5, preferably a metal member, such as a phonograph needle.

This point is seated in a recessed metal membert mounted on the lower end of a plug 7 of cork or some equally spongy or readily compressible material.

This plug is set in the upper end of a tube 8, of tin orl any suitable material, which extends downwardly over the stem 1l a certain distance and is spaced therefrom.

Near the upper end of the tube and seated thereover is a member l9 to represent a canopy or awning, while at its lower end said tube passes through a flat circular disk 10 representing the door of the merry-goround. The canopy is preferably made of cardboard, stamped out of flat material and having in such condition a pair of spaced and opposed ends. When these ends are drawn together to overlap, the piece assumes a conical shape as shown, and these ends are then fastened together by removable members 1l, such as the well known form of paper clip, holes for these being punched inV the stamping of the canopy.

Holding the two members 9 and 10 in spaced relation is a drum 12 concentric with the'tube 8, which likewise formed originally lll@ tion'al'ly engaging the Walls of the latter.

To prevent vertical movement of the memybers 9 and 10 on the tube, rubber or other elastic washers 15 are placed around the tube above and -beloW said members, and are pressed to firmly bear thereagainst.

Mounted on the floor 10 at spaced interaltered at will.

2. A merry goA round attachment for vals are flat members 16 cut and painted or\ph0n0graphs including a base adapted to be otherwise colored in the representation of y horses and the like, each such member resting on'the floor and having a lug 17 pro'ecting through a slot in the fioor to maintain it in osition.

Iach such member, or the outer ones if there are two rows or more, is preferably given a number, as at 18, so that the device may be used in playing games of chance in connection with a stop-marker such as 19, mounted to the base 1.

If it is desired to alter the spacing of the floor 10 from the base 1, the vertical position of the plug 7 in the tube is altered, thus raising or lowering the entire structure, the weight of the device being so little that the frictional engagement of the plug with the tube is ample t0 support the structure.

It will be seen that regardless of the knock down features of the device, the speed of rotation of the actual merry-go-round is only dependent upon and governed by the frictional contact of the bearing members 5 and 6, which I have found from experimenting usually gives the device a rotative speed about half that of the phonograph record and base mounted thereon.

The basemay also be placed on a stationary table, and the merry-go-round rotated by initial movement given thereto by the lingers.

It will be noted that the entire structure may be dismounted to lie substantially flat, since the stem may be removed from the base, the canopyremoved from the tube and fiattened out, the drum similarly handled,

the horses withdrawn from the floor member, and the'disks slid-off the tube. Thus a plurality of practically flat members is had, which may readily be packed'in a flat box.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims. Having thus described my invention, what seated centrally on a disc record, a stem projecting upwardly from said base, the upper end'of said stem being substantially pointed, a recessed bearing member to cooperate with said stem end, said bearing being turnable on the stem, and a merry go round structure in which said bearing member is mounted.

3. A merry go round attachment for phonographs including a base adapted to be seated centrally on a disc record, a stem projectin upwardly from said base, the upper end o? said stem being substantially pointed, a recessed bearing member to cooperate with said stem end, said bearing being turnable on the stem, a tube freely surrounding the stem, the bearing member being mounted therein, and a merry go round structure secured to said tube.

4. A merry go round attachment for phonographs including a base adapted to be seated centrally on a disc record, a stem projecting upwardly from said base, the upper end of sa1d stem being substantially pointed, a recessed bearing member to cooperate with said stem end, said bearing being turnable on the stem.l a tube freely surrounding the stem, and a merry go round structure mounted on the stem, the bearing member being slidably mounted in the tube and having frictional contact therewith.

5. A merry go round structure comprising a base, a vertical stem mounted thereto, a removable tube surrounding the stem, means carried by the tube for enabling the latter to be supported by the stem while allowing relative freedom of rotative movement, and a merry go round structure secured to the tube.

6. A merry go round structure comprising a base, a vertical stem removably mount.- ed thereto, a removable tube surrounding the stem, and rotatably supported thereby, and a merry go round structure secured to the tube, said structure comprising spaced canopy and floor members spaced apart and removably mounted on the stem, an inde endent spacer cylinder interposed between t e canopy and fioor and surrounding the tube, and elastic washers on the stem and bearing against the upper and under sides of the canopy and narrano door respectivel and having trictional engagement with t e tube.

7. A merry go round structure comprising a base, a vertical stem removably mounted thereto, a removable tu'be surrounding the stem, and rotatably supported thereby, and a merry go round structure secured to the tube, such structure comprising spaced canopy and door members spaced apart and removably mounted on the stem, an independent spacer cylinder interposed-between the canopy and door and surrounding the tube, said cylinder being formed as a Hat member adapted to be bent to shape with the ends overlapping when assembling the same, detachable means for holding such overlapping ends united, removable discs on the tube inside the same and bearing against the cylinder to keep the latter centered, and means tor removably holding the canopy, lloor and spacer members in position on the tube.

8. A merry go round structure comprising a bam, a vertical stem removably mounted thereto, a removable tube surrounding the stem, and rotatably supported thereby, and

a merry go round structure secured' to the tube, such structure compri ing spaced canopy and Hoor members spaced apart and removably mounted on the tube, an independent spacer cylinder interposed between lthe canopy and door and surrounding' the supportedl thereby, and a merry-go-round structure including spaced canopy and door members spaced apart and removably mounted on the tube, an independent spacer cylinder interposed between the canopy and floor and surrounding the tube, and elastic Washers on the Ytube above and below the canopy and door respectively, and bearing against said members While frictionally engaging the tube. v

ln testimon whereof l affix my signature.

llDWARD M. HANSLEY.

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